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RELEASED #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL TREATMENT One hundred and fourteen #EndBadGovernance protesters, including minors and adults acquitted by the Federal High Court in Abuja, have arrived at the Presidential Villa. The protesters, initially arraigned by the Police Force, were released following a court ruling by Justice Obiora Egwatu. The case was dismissed at the request of the Attorney General of …

EKITI CHIEF JUDGE DIES AT. 64 The Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye is reportedly dead. Recall that a section of the High Court building in Ekiti State, collapsed on the Chief Judge barely a year ago while he was in his office. It was gathered that since his discharge from the hospital, the Chief Judge has been …

COURT STRIKES OUT CASE AGAINST 119 #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS A Federal high court in Abuja has struck out the suit against 119 protesters charged over the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. Obiora Egwuatu, the presiding judge, struck out the case following an application by M.D Abubakar, counsel to the attorney-general of the federation (AGF). Abubakar had applied to take over and discontinue the …

PDP ACCUSES TINUBU GOVT OF WRECKING BUSINESSES, UNLEASHING POVERTY, SUFFERING ON NIGERIANS The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the policies of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government as destructive. The party’s stance was made known through its acting state Publicity Secretary, Michael Ogunsina. Ogunsina was reacting to the comments by APC National Publicity …

VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA TO HANDOVER DETAINED MALNOURISHED MINORS TO THEIR GOVERNOR’S TODAY Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, is set to preside over an elaborate handover ceremony to transfer custody of malnourished minors detained over #EndBadGovernance protests to their respective state governors from the northern region. This move comes three months after the children were taken into custody under President Bola …

NIGERIAN ARMY DECLARES 44 SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO FIGHT BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN BORNO WANTED FOR DESERTION The Nigerian Army has accused 44 personnel posted to fight terrorists in Borno State wanted for desertion. In a military signal exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found. The Army authorities have also frozen …

TENSION IN KANO AS GOVERNOR PATH WAYS WITH KWANKWASO The growing political tension within the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has reached a boiling point over the deepening rift between Governor Abba Yusuf and his political mentor and party godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Tensions have escalated following Kwankwaso’s control over critical party and local government decisions without input from …

The much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu occurred recently with five ministers sacked. Ten others were either reassigned to other ministries or demoted, while seven new ministers-designate were appointed. Two ministries were scrapped. The administration viewed the changes as “far-reaching actions to reinvigorate its capacity for optimal performance” to deliver on its promises to Nigeria. But we differ as …

, VETERAN JOURNALIST, NGOZI ANYAEGDUNAM, DIES AT 67 Veteran journalist and author, Dr. Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam, has passed on. She was aged 67. A statement by the deceased’s family signed by her son, Rocky C. Agbese, said she died after a brief illness. “With gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the untimely death of Dr Ngozi …

APPEAL COURT DISCHARGES, ACQUITS, FORMER CJN, ONNOGHEN OF FALSE ASSETS DECLARATION CONVICTION The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, from his conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Onnoghen’s conviction, handed down on April 18, 2019, by the Umar Yakubu Danladi tribunal, …